United States of America v. Barber et al

Filing 71

ORDER granting 64 Motion for Reconsideration by Judge Benjamin H. Settle.(TG)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON
AT TACOMA

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8 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
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Plaintiff,

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v.

11 LINDA BARBER, et al.,
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CASE NO. C13-5539 BHS
ORDER GRANTING
DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR
RECONSIDERATION

Defendants.

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This matter comes before the Court on Bert Barber, Linda Barber, and Lori

15 Thompson’s (“Defendants”) motion for reconsideration (Dkt. 64).
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On July 2, 2014, the Court granted Plaintiff’s proposed protective order. Dkt. 63.

17 On July 3, 2014, Defendants filed the instant motion requesting reconsideration on two
18 issues: (1) the disclosure of Diana Alton’s medical information and (2) the scope of one
19 sentence in the protective order. Dkt. 64. On July 8, 2014, the Court requested a
20 response from the Government. Dkt. 65. On July 15, 2014, the Government responded.
21 Dkt. 67. On July 18, 2014, Defendants replied. Dkt. 68.
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ORDER - 1

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With regard to Ms. Alton’s medical information, the Court erred in preventing

2 Defendants, their insurance providers, and any mediator from accessing the information.
3 While the information should be protected from public disclosure, interested parties
4 should be allowed to view Ms. Alton’s medical information subject to certain protections
5 that are set forth in the protective order. Therefore, the Court GRANTS Defendants’
6 motion on this issue and the protective order shall be amended accordingly.
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With regard to clarification of the scope of the order, protected information is

8 protected information. Parties that have access to that information may discuss it
9 amongst themselves, but shall not otherwise disclose that information. Hopefully, the
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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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Dated this 31st day of July, 2014.

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BENJAMIN H. SETTLE
United States District Judge

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ORDER - 2